This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on Microbial enzymes for bioremediation. Narrative review articles are also welcomed, to our sister journal Scientific Reviews. For ...

Heavy metal contamination of soil and water is a pressing global concern due to the toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulative nature of metals such as cadmium, lead, arsenic and mercury. Conventional ...

Combining approaches to better discover and cultivate microbial taxa could generate novel microbes for industrial and ...

New cultivation framework: KAUST scientists propose linking genomic data with AI-driven modeling to predict and meet growth needs of hard-to-culture microbes. Why it matters: Many bacteria and archaea ...

A multi-institutional collaboration of synthetic biology research centers in China has developed a genetically engineered strain of Vibrio natriegens capable of bioremediating complex organic ...

This is the Volume 2 of a series of Research Topics and you can explore Volume 1 here Microorganisms are ubiquitous and can be found in various ...

Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal that poses a global environmental threat. In response to Cd exposure, the soil ...

Researchers have exploited bacteria they found in sewage plants to detoxify tetrachloroethene, a common chemical used to dry-clean clothes that can contaminate air and water (ACS ES&T Eng. 2025, DOI: ...

Since they are so non-selective, they can kill or control beneficial microbes as well as both targeted and non-targeted ...